Arlene Deitz Brown Was Well Known in Edgartown

Arlene Deitz Brown died March 26 from complications of Alzheimer's. She lived in Homossa, Fla., for 23 years with her husband Gardner after his retirement.

Arlene and her husband attended the Edgartown schools, graduating from the Edgartown High School in 1941.

She was predeceased by a son, Michael, of Beaumont, Tex. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Marsha Brown of Edgartown and Michele Burns of Pleasant Valley, N.Y. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at the Federated Church in Edgartown on April 29 at 1 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Brown had attended this church, sung in the choir, and were married there on August 20, 1944.